AirAsia has a total of 30 victims recovered from the ocean

AirAsia has a total of 30 victims recovered from the ocean

AirAsia victim was taken to Surabaya to undergo the process of identification by the Police DVI team.

Head of the National Search and Rescue Agency Bambang Soelistyo states until Friday afternoon (02/01) had 30 bodies of victims of AirAsia QZ8501 removed from Karimata Strait.

"I can confirm that there were 30 bodies found," said Bambang Soelistyo.

In the evacuation process, the body is transported by ships taken to search for Pangkalan Bun, Central Kalimantan town closest to the search location.

After it was brought to Surabaya to be identified by the team DVI (Disaster Victim Identification) Police Headquarters.

Once completed identified, the remains will be handed over to the families of the victims for burial.

National Search and Rescue Agency said the bad weather is still a major obstacle to finding the victims.

AirAsia aircraft with flight number QZ8501 lost en route from Surabaya to Singapore on Sunday morning (28/12).

There are 155 passengers and seven crew members on the plane.

Meanwhile, the focus search is now directed to the seabed to find the airframe and flight recorders, which are crucial to know the cause of the crash into the sea.

Permission AirAsia Surabaya-Singapore route frozen while

The Indonesian government says AirAsia does not have permission to fly Surabaya-Singapore for Sunday.

Indonesian Transportation Ministry to temporarily revoke permission AirAsia fly to Surabaya-Singapore route commute as it is considered to have violated flight permission.

According to a spokesman for the Ministry of Transportation J.A. Barata, AirAsia has operating permit route Surabaya-Singapore-Surabaya for Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, as stated in the permit issued on October 24, 2014.

But in reality, there are flights operated outside the permit.

As is known AirAsia flight number QZ8501 Surabaya-Singapore route, which carries 155 passengers and seven crew, disappeared on Sunday (28/12), and otherwise fall Karimata Strait.

As of Friday afternoon (02/01) had 30 dead bodies recovered from the ocean.

Barata explained Surabaya-Singapore route permit commute frozen begin January 2, 2015 until there are results of the evaluation and investigation.

Until Friday night there has been no official response from the AirAsia, but one of the directors of AirAsia, Raden Achmad Sadikin, told CNN news website said it had not read the license from the Ministry of Transportation freezing. (BBC)